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Astro Doings May – June 2026

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Hi Everyone

         The planets continue their dance through the signs in the next two months. We have a blue moon in May – that is, a month with two full moons in it and a couple of planets changing directions.

May

         May begins with a Full moon. She’ll be at 110 Scorpio. It also begins with three planets in Aries: Mars, Saturn and Neptune. Positively this can be a time of new energy to move forward (Mars); tenacity to see the new pattern through (Saturn) and the new impetus could have a transcendent quality about it (Neptune). Or negatively, we could be in a fog (Neptune) about what to do,  stagnate in fear (Saturn) and/or dash off impulsively in a million potentially destructive directions without thinking (Mars).

         On the 6th Pluto stops and changes direction. She’ll be at 50 Aquarius and will remain there all month and through most of June. Anything in your chart around 5 degrees may be impacted by Pluto’s slow motion. Pluto rules the underground and the potential for deep-seated transformation. When it’s retrograde, this potential is turned inward. A good time for reflection, breaking down of old patterns and innovative new ideas about how you want to move forward in your life (Aquarius).

         Mercury moves into Gemini on the 17th. He is very happy there – lots and lots of ideas, not much follow-through. It can feel like spinning or incessant chatter in your mind.  A good time for writing or journaling.

         The next day Venus moves into Cancer and Mars moves into Taurus.  Busy time in the heavens! Things may slow down some with Mars in Taurus, which is the slowest moving sign of the zodiac.  Stop and enjoy the flowers – or start (Mars) a garden. It is May after all. Spend some time with Mother Earth. 

         And if that isn’t enough that week, the Sun enters Gemini on the 20th.  Communication, writing, flitting are all part of the Gemini energy – exploring everything briefly. Innovation may be easier at this time as the Sun will be next to (conjunct) Uranus and trine Pluto.

         The month ends with the second full Moon on the 31st.  She’ll be at 90 Sagittarius.

         I should mention that starting in mid-May through April 2027 Saturn will be opposed the Saturn in the US natal chart. In mundane astrology – the astrology of countries — Saturn represents the executive and any planetary opposition requires balance. Aries, the warrior, has the desire to move forward and make change. Libra the sign of balance or stagnation. Saturn is very strong in Libra. In the US chart Saturn is in the 10th house – the house of the executive, authority. Transiting Saturn will move through the 4th house — the house of the people.

June

         June is a little quieter but with some interesting combinations of planets.

         On the 1st Mercury moves into Cancer joining Venus and Jupiter in that sign. Cancer nurtures by nature, and as a water sign is very sensitive to its surroundings. It can easily be overwhelmed. This may be a time when people are very touchy. Also remember that the US is a sun-sign Cancer country, as is Canada.

         On the 21st the Sun joins the Cancer club – it’s the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. From now on the days begin to get shorter.  On the 28th Mars leaves Taurus (phew!) and moves into Gemini to join Pluto and Uranus in the air sign club.

         On the 13th Venus moves into Leo, a fire sign. She’ll be in an easy flow of energy with Neptune – both are planets about love. Venus says, “I love you because you love me.” Neptune says, “I love you because it is in the nature of love to love.”  However watery Cancer is a great way to put out the fire of Leo. Conversely too much fire can boil the water away. So tension among the elements here.

         The month ends with Mercury’s second retrograde period of the year. He’ll station retrograde on the 29th at 1:36 p.m. He’ll be at 260 Cancer.  The 29th is also June’s Full Moon. She’ll be at 80 Capricorn. The New Moon is on the 14th and she’ll be at 240 Gemini.

         Have a good spring and early summer!

Peace and abundant blessings,

Margaret

 

Astro Doings March 2018

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Hi Everyone

March begins and ends with a Full Moon, although neither has an eclipse attached. The next round of eclipses is in July and August.

The Full Moon occurs on March 1 at 7:51 p.m. ET at 110 Virgo and the second Full Moon (blue) occurs on the 31st at 8:37 a.m. at 100 Libra.

The astrological New Year and the first day of Spring (the Vernal Equinox) occurs on Tuesday, March 20 at 12:16 p.m. when the Sun enters Aries.

Two planets change direction in March in their heavenly dance.

Jupiter stations retrograde – that’s astro-speak for when a planet “stops” moving as it starts to move from west to east from the earth’s perspective. This direction change occurs on March 8 at 11:46 p.m. at 230 Scorpio. What this could mean in general is less of an expansive attitude about anything/everything – a pulling back. It can also mean a greater inner sense of self.  This is especially true for those with planets in Scorpio, Taurus, Leo and Aquarius. The closer these planets are to 230 the more likely this change of direction will be felt.  Jupiter is a planet of expansion – great if it’s not my waistline – excess, optimism, being bigger than life. He is, after all, the largest planet in our solar system.The second direction change is everyone’s favorite – yep, you guessed it: Mercury. The planet of communication, computers, travel begins his three-week trek “backwards” on March 22 at 8:19 p.m. at 160 Aries. (Mercury starts going “direct” (from east to west) on April 15.) This is the first of three Mercury retrogrades in 2018. Mercury retrogrades are wonderful times to re-pose, re-group, re-treat, re-think. It can be a repose period to integrate and review next steps.

I am struck by the fact that there are no planets in air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) for the entire month of March and most of April. Early in the month planets are primarily in water and earth. After the Equinox, we have four planets in fire signs (Sun, Mercury, Venus and Uranus); three in earth (Capricorn to be precise). They are Mars, Saturn and Pluto; and two in water signs (Jupiter and Neptune). The air element deals primarily in the realm of ideas, communication and relationship. Those will a lot of air in their charts may feel disconnected and/or unheard during March. Or it can go the other way with an over-abundance of talk without a lot of follow-through – just mental spinning. I mention it only because when an element is missing (and this is true for charts as well), there is an imbalance where we may tend to overcompensate. We may be so focused on feelings, material concerns and action, without thought. A lack of air can also manifest as intolerance of other ideas and/or people. Something to watch as March unfolds.

Happy Spring!

Peace and abundant blessings,

Margaret

Astro Doings January 2018

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Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year!

If you enjoyed the super moon in December, you’ll love January, which has the only two super moons of the year. This month starts out with no planets in air, the mental realm of ideas. Instead there is a lot of earth (practical, prudent, and patient) and water (emotional, psychic, and changeable).

We start the year with the first full super moon at 9:24 pm ET. She’ll be at 110 Cancer and part of a grand trine (think triangle) with other planets in water signs. Specifically, she’ll trine Jupiter and Mars in Scorpio and Neptune in Pisces. A trine indicates an easy flow of energy because all the planets are in the same element (water). We tend to ignore things that are easy, but this full moon may shed light on how high emotions are running. We may also continue to deal with issues around water – not enough or too much. In addition, Sun, Venus, Saturn and Pluto will be in Capricorn, which is an earth sign and can provide boundaries for all that water. The Sun, Venus and Pluto are right next to each other, so in theory, they are all working together. Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, can represent the status quo, tradition, institutions and “how we’ve always done things.” Some of the high emotions may be directed at institutions that some feel are not working for the highest and best for all.

The next day, January 2nd, Uranus, the planet of rebellion, inspiration and destroyer of outmoded forms and thinking, will end his retrograde motion at 9:11 a.m. He will be at 240 Aries, the sign of the warrior – of all types, spiritual and otherwise. Aries’ spiritual quest is to build a relationship with High Self, and since the beginning of his retrograde motion last August, most of that questing has been internal. Now, as he changes direction, this quest (and the results of our inner work) may become more visible in the outer world. In Aries, Uranus is in a challenging relationship to planets in Capricorn, since earth (Capricorn) and fire (Aries) are incompatible elements, but they both have the same initiating quality. In astrology we call this cardinal energy and those who have a lot of it in their charts tend to start but not finish. (Cancer and Libra are the other two cardinal signs.) All planets will be in direct motion through March 8. So, this may be a time of outward movement rather than inner reflection.

Next up – a New Moon on the 16th at 260 Capricorn. There will be 6 planets in Capricorn: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Pluto. That’s a lot of Capricorn energy! Those with placements in their natal charts in Capricorn, Cancer, Aries and/or Libra may feel a little more scattered than “normal.” For the other earth signs, Taurus and Virgo, this could add additional practicality, prudence and reserve to their energy.

The air signs finally get a little breather (ha, ha!) on January 19th when the Sun enters Aquarius. Venus will be right with him to hopefully add beauty and loveliness to the Water Bearer, who tends to be a little “in his head.”  However, Aquarius is the sign of the innovator (think Thomas Edison), the visionary (Franklin Roosevelt) and humanitarian (Abraham Lincoln).  Ruled by Uranus, new, possibly revolutionary, energies/ideas/inspiration may appear “out of the blue.”

And for the grand finale! On the 31st at 8:27 am ET we have a super blue lunar eclipse at 110 Leo. A blue moon is the second full moon in a month. This is also the second, and final, super moon of 2018 and it’s a full lunar eclipse. I tried to find out if this had ever happened before, but I couldn’t find another instance of all three coming together. Attention fixed signs (Aquarius, Leo, Scorpio and Taurus), who may be more likely to feel the impact of this unusual lunar eclipse. The eclipse will be visible in western North America (and elsewhere west of the US) and will last about 5 hours. The eclipse will be opposite Venus and the Sun and squared (growth opportunity) by Jupiter in Scorpio. What this means is that there will be an energy vortex open in Leo for about 5 months. Depending on placements in the natal chart, each time any planet is near 110 of any placement in a fixed or fire sign, the individual may feel more energy coming in or “a little off.” Lunar eclipses are about service and giving back. They are also about a change in how the energy has been used previously. Leo’s quest is for union with the Divine Child in each of us and in each other. Eclipses come in pairs. The solar eclipse that goes with this lunar eclipse occurs in February. We’ll talk about that next month.

I hope you have a most joyous and peace-filled beginning to your New Year! Remember, the planets do not simply move; they are dancing to the music of heaven.

Peace and abundant blessings,

Margaret